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An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church
An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the Church: written by that Reverend Father, Master John Fox: and now abridged by Timothy Bright, Doctor of Physic, for such as either through want of leisure, or ability have not the use of so necessary an historyAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church: written by that Reuerend Father, Maister Iohn Fox: and now abridged by Timothe Bright, Doctour of Phisicke, for such as either through want of leysure, or abilitie haue not the vse of so necessary an history
London: printed by I. Windet, 1589
Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Book.Volume 1 › Book 5: The fifth Booke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This being done, an. 1409. the year next following 1410. §1410The Cardinals of both popes, Gregorius, and Benedictus, ⟨p. 306⟩by common advise assembled at Pisa, and chose a new pope Alexander the 5. 1But to this election neither Pope Gregorius nor Benedictus did agree: whereby there were three Popes together in the Romish Church. This Pope scarcely had warmed his triple crown, but he giveth full remission of all manner of sins, whatsoever to all them that would bestow any thing to the Monastery of S. Bartholomew by Smithfield, resorting to the said Church any of these days following: On maundy thursday, Good Friday, the feast of the Annunciation, from the first ensuing to the latter. But within the same year he died: and after him succeeded John 23.2
This being done, an. 1409. the yéere next folowing 1410. §1410The Cardinals of both popes, Gregorius, and Benedictus, ⟨p. 306⟩by common aduise assembled at Pise, and chose a new pope Alexander the 5. 1But to this election neither Pope Gregorius nor Benedictus did agrée: whereby there were thrée Popes together in the Romish Church. This Pope scarcesly had warmed his triple crowne, but hée giueth full remission of all manner of sinnes, whatsoeuer to all them that would bestow any thing to the Monastery of S. Bartholmew by Smithfield, resorting to the said Church any of these daies following: On maundy thursday, goodfriday, the feast of the Annunciation, from the first ensuing to the latter. But within the same yéere hée died: and after him succéeded Iohn 23.2
- 1Pope Alexander 5. Three popes together.
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